HONOLULU – Hawai‘i design firm G70 has announced the hiring of Ana Ruiz, Rainer Kiessling, Monique Frazier and Olivia Destacamento to the firm. Ana Ruiz joins G70’s architectural department as a project architect. She will work closely with project managers to coordinate the production of construction drawings and detailing to achieve project objectives. Ruiz brings over...
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Multi-disciplinary design firm G70 has hired Rachel Fukumoto as the firm's new chief financial officer, it was announced Tuesday. "In her new role, Fukumoto will oversee the company’s financial health and strategy, including managing all aspects of financial and cash flow planning, as well as financial reporting, risk management, data analysis and decision making," an April...
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HONOLULU – G70, an interdisciplinary design firm announced the addition of Mark Tagawa, AIA, NCARB, NCIDQ, LEED AP, as an Architecture Principal to the firm’s management. Returning to Hawaiʻi after practicing in Southern California at some of the nation’s top design firms, Tagawa’s diverse cadre of expertise includes healthcare, higher education, corporate interiors, and multifamily residential...
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Kiralee Ramos, a former intern, joins the G70 team as a Planner. In her new role, she will oversee the interpretation and compliance of local and federal regulatory requirements for projects, help with project schedules, and assist in team and client meetings. Ramos holds a Masters degree in Urban and Regional Planning and a Bachelors of...
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Elyse Takashige, AIA, LEED AP, rejoins the G70 Architecture department as a Project Architect. In this role, she will work alongside G70 principals to lead and manage project teams through design and construction phases for projects in various market sectors. Takashige brings nearly a decade of experience in architectural design and project management, with notable projects...
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Kevin Loo-Chan, AIA, joins the G70 team as a Project Architect. In this role, he will work alongside G70 principals to lead and manage project teams through design and construction phases for projects in various market sectors. Prior to joining G70, Loo-Chan worked at Urban Works, Inc starting as a Project Designer and working his way...
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Jeff Seastrom, AIA, AICP, LEED AP BD + C, rejoins the G70 Planning department as a Senior Planner. With more than 13 years of combined architecture and planning experience and has completed projects ranging from permit drawings sets through campus master plan design. In his role, he will assist in the development of environmental and urban...
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G70 welcomes Lila Youn Cheng as its newest planner on the team. In this new position, Cheng will manage research, technical writing, analysis, and interpretation of assessments, studies and reports related to compliance of local requirements. Cheng was most recently with the City and County of Honolulu as a planner for the Department of Planning and...
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